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they site pakistani expert who says they are approaching others about a peace deal in afghanistan. iran's parliament vote in the favor of taking president ahmadinejad to court. lawmakers there say the president's declaration of himself as care-taker oil minister was illegal. ahmadinejad did it after firing the incumbent. president and lawmakers in iran have been engaged in a power struggle ahead of the parliamentary election next year. another tush leapt and deadly day in the middle east. they say they defected to the rebel side and they decided not to force an end to the u.s. involve in the the nato libya evident. national security correspondent jennifer griffin reports it happened op a day when the violence came to the unofficial rebel capital. warning here, some of the images in the report may be disturbing. >> seeds of pandemonium where western journalists are covering the war against authoritarian regime. the house republicans decided not to go through controversial vote on war powers act. and whether the president violated it by not supportin supporting -- [ inaudible ] the s
they site pakistani expert who says they are approaching others about a peace deal in afghanistan. iran's parliament vote in the favor of taking president ahmadinejad to court. lawmakers there say the president's declaration of himself as care-taker oil minister was illegal. ahmadinejad did it after firing the incumbent. president and lawmakers in iran have been engaged in a power struggle ahead of the parliamentary election next year. another tush leapt and deadly day in the middle east. they...
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we cannot stay in afghanistan indefinitely. it is too costly in terms of american lives and treasure. >> if this is just what might be described as a small or a token withdrawal, that's not enough? >> i think it has to be the beginning of a withdrawal that's significant. the president made that promise. i know he will keep it. he understands that our role in the world has to be defined and specific. we see that in libya. and that we can't engage as we have in the past in these massive troop commitments that go on indefinitely. >> would you put a number on what the withdrawal has to be by july? >> it's hard for me to say that. i don't want to endanger troops that there are. i think what the americans are looking for and the president is looking for is a clear indication we're coming home. >> we'll get to libya in a moment. i want to talk about the big budget battle. we could have a government shutdown if the two sides don't come together. is that where this is headed? >> i hope not. this is the warmup. as important as it is to f
we cannot stay in afghanistan indefinitely. it is too costly in terms of american lives and treasure. >> if this is just what might be described as a small or a token withdrawal, that's not enough? >> i think it has to be the beginning of a withdrawal that's significant. the president made that promise. i know he will keep it. he understands that our role in the world has to be defined and specific. we see that in libya. and that we can't engage as we have in the past in these...
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reiterating the commitment that many challenged to start the drawdown in afghanistan next summer. lots more to say about the president's message. prepar for his second state of the union address. the joint session will come to order. >> the president faced a house chamber with one empty seat. >> we are mindful of the empty chair in this chamber. we pray for the health of our colleague and friend gabby giffords. >> control of congress is split but dozens of republicans and democrats cross the aisle to sit together. >> many of them choosing to forego the traditional segregated seating by party. >> what comes of this moment is up to us. >> but the real mission for the president, remind the people of his accomplishments. >> i've ordered a review of government regulations. we put in place consumer protections against hidden fees. it's why we passed reform that finally prevents the health insurance industry from exploiting patients. >> and deliver a message for the future. >> this is our generation's sputnik moment. we'll invest in biomedical research, information technology, and especi
reiterating the commitment that many challenged to start the drawdown in afghanistan next summer. lots more to say about the president's message. prepar for his second state of the union address. the joint session will come to order. >> the president faced a house chamber with one empty seat. >> we are mindful of the empty chair in this chamber. we pray for the health of our colleague and friend gabby giffords. >> control of congress is split but dozens of republicans and...
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i would be wanting out of afghanistan yesterday. i would have been opposed to iraq from the beginning. i think that all the arguments that could get posed for the problems that we'd face getting out of afghanistan or iraq, we would have those same discussions 25 years from now, if that's when we decide to have those discussions. legalization, you make a great point. we get drug wars, gang violence. it's not like we wochb the war on drugs. >> when it comes to medicare and medicare, the federal government could give states back to health care for the poor and those over 65. maybe 65 changes to a different age. but do away with the mandates. look, we're all competitive. we're all out for best prak phillips we would live within our means. i just think the biggest threat to our national security is the fact that we're spending more money than what we're taking in. and i've lived my entire life watching government take in more money than what it spends. i've just always thought that wouldn't be sustainable. and i think that day of that un
i would be wanting out of afghanistan yesterday. i would have been opposed to iraq from the beginning. i think that all the arguments that could get posed for the problems that we'd face getting out of afghanistan or iraq, we would have those same discussions 25 years from now, if that's when we decide to have those discussions. legalization, you make a great point. we get drug wars, gang violence. it's not like we wochb the war on drugs. >> when it comes to medicare and medicare, the...
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afghanistan is a difficult area for this. this is your area of the world. help us in some way. >> shannon: no question this impacting the relationship. bruce redel in how we are seeing it play out. >> the impact of this affair is very clear. we have already suspended one meeting of the tri lateral u.s. pakistan engagement policy. the visit of pakistani president sudari to washington next month is said to be in jeopardy and the promised visit of president obama to pakistan in 2011 is also now in jeopardy. >> shannon: and there is also the question about the billions in aid that we spend to pakistan? >> we do because the afghanistan problem is our pakistan problem which is why i don't know how we can really threaten and cajole senator kerry will go over and pressure them to release mr. davis and remind them of the importance of our strategic alliance. its relationship that is deteriorating. it is a weak settlement. they are providing safe haven for the taliban. this is arrest and capture and imprisonment. no matter what the conversation is about aid, this is
afghanistan is a difficult area for this. this is your area of the world. help us in some way. >> shannon: no question this impacting the relationship. bruce redel in how we are seeing it play out. >> the impact of this affair is very clear. we have already suspended one meeting of the tri lateral u.s. pakistan engagement policy. the visit of pakistani president sudari to washington next month is said to be in jeopardy and the promised visit of president obama to pakistan in 2011 is...
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troops from afghanistan. we have some indication before we came on air that senator carl levin, the chair of the senate arms services committee, is predicting there will be robust a drawdown of u.s. troops in afghanistan. that is true, i would welcome that. that would be a positive move. but having been on the ground, you need to see it to believe it. and i will believe it once we see troops start coming home. right now the policy we are pursuing seems to be one of escalation rather than the escalation. i think that is the wrong direction. tavis: what will this do to our relationship with pakistan? >> that really is the billion dollar question. the fact is that there are serious questions the pakistan is have to answer about what on earth osama bin laden was doing living, for years, 1,000 feet away from a pakistani military installation. the idea that osama bin laden was living in a resort-type town in pakistan, home to three large military installations, indicates that he must of had some support from the pa
troops from afghanistan. we have some indication before we came on air that senator carl levin, the chair of the senate arms services committee, is predicting there will be robust a drawdown of u.s. troops in afghanistan. that is true, i would welcome that. that would be a positive move. but having been on the ground, you need to see it to believe it. and i will believe it once we see troops start coming home. right now the policy we are pursuing seems to be one of escalation rather than the...
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that is very, very bad news for the afghanistan war. we will be right back. >>> despite promising to close down the prison at guantanamo in his first year in office and despite putting on hold military trials there, president barack obama resumed the military commissions at guantanamo in march, and yes, that means the prison at guantanamo is still open. advocates for guantanamo as a prison for suspected terrorists have said from the beginning that america needs guantanamo. america needs guantanamo because guantanamo can do something for us that no other place and no other prison or court system could do. that hypothesis has become muddled at best over the years and it's now the most muddled it's ever been, after a cache of 700 classified documents from the bush era was released and posted online last night. the documents are assessments of guantanamo prisoners made between 2002 and 2009. these assessments look at prisoner's health, whether or not these prisoners still pose a danger to the united states, whether or not they have any valu
that is very, very bad news for the afghanistan war. we will be right back. >>> despite promising to close down the prison at guantanamo in his first year in office and despite putting on hold military trials there, president barack obama resumed the military commissions at guantanamo in march, and yes, that means the prison at guantanamo is still open. advocates for guantanamo as a prison for suspected terrorists have said from the beginning that america needs guantanamo. america...
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that is very, very bad news for the afghanistan war. we will be right back. ♪ got brass in pocket... ♪ gonna use my, my, my, imagination. ♪ the new blackberry playbook. ♪ cos i'm gonna make you see ♪ there's nobody else here, no one like me. ♪ small enough to take anywhere. powerful enough to take you everywhere. ♪ i'm special ♪ so special i know what works differently than many other allergy medications. omnaris. omnaris. to the nose! did you know nasal symptoms like congestion...
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going back to world war ii and then more recently with iraq and afghanistan. he'll then look a little towards the future and the current things that are going on right now, >> with the twist feature, it really does target your obliques and you can really pop superstar and spice girl mel b is all grown up, and now this 35-year-old busy mom shares her secret for these rock-hard, sexy abs. you have great-looking abs in less than five minutes a day. >> announcer: now join fitness model,...
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it's long overdue that we pay for the wars in iraq and afghanistan and not give the break to the top 2%. the wealthiest americans need to pay more. that's where america is. that's where i am. >> it's called, crystal clear radio, "the ed schultz radio show." just go home and say that with conviction in your local market and you'll have people saying, yeah. i agree with you on that. you know, this garbage about you can't raise taxes on the jobs -- it's old stuff. it's down the wash. it's down the drain. liberals have to address the finances of america with straight talk the way the president did today and the 16 democrats and one independent who i'm definitely not worried about, bernie sanders, after re-election will have to step up and say we're with you, mr. president. when does the president of the united states get total backing from the senate democrats without parcelling out, but if, but if, what if, what if -- no. this is crystal clear. it's time to have the rubber meet the road and travel hard over the republicans. it's time to tell the top 2% 450,000 millionaires in this count
it's long overdue that we pay for the wars in iraq and afghanistan and not give the break to the top 2%. the wealthiest americans need to pay more. that's where america is. that's where i am. >> it's called, crystal clear radio, "the ed schultz radio show." just go home and say that with conviction in your local market and you'll have people saying, yeah. i agree with you on that. you know, this garbage about you can't raise taxes on the jobs -- it's old stuff. it's down the...
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actually it goes to this question when it comes to afghanistan. the united states and pakistan have two different goals, two different strategic goals in afghanistan. pakistan wants to limit the influence of its big rival, india. the united states wants to stabilize afghanistan and try and turn it into at least a place where al qaeda can't operate out of anymore. and those are two incongruent goals. >> is it true the pakistan does not see the taliban as its enemy, where we do? >> the fact is that, no, i don't think that the pakistanis see the taliban as their enemy. they see the taliban as being an instrument by which they can accomplish their strategic goal, which is to limit india's influence in afghanistan. the pakistanis see india as being their big boogie man. they see india as being the center of some kind of a morphous conspiracy, a plot that involves the united states, you can throat -- throw the masad and others. they want to surround pakistan and destabilize it so that the united states can go in and steal pakistan's nuçke enclocls whi
actually it goes to this question when it comes to afghanistan. the united states and pakistan have two different goals, two different strategic goals in afghanistan. pakistan wants to limit the influence of its big rival, india. the united states wants to stabilize afghanistan and try and turn it into at least a place where al qaeda can't operate out of anymore. and those are two incongruent goals. >> is it true the pakistan does not see the taliban as its enemy, where we do? >>...
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the president had the opportunity to get out of afghanistan when he did not have a partner. he had a chance to say, listen, i am going to stand -- i will extend the tax cut for people making less than $250,000, and he did not stand on that. he led them all go through. he couldn't let them expire -- he could have let them expire. he did not do that. this all could have been avoided had he just took a stand and had some backbone. i am just disgusted. thank you. guest: i do not blame you. i think the whole country was disgusted. i do not think this is a time that we can say what would have been. if we did not get involved in vietnam, if bush did not take us into iraq, if we were not in afghanistan, if we did not have these ridiculous tax reductions, we would not have the deficit. if the wars that bush started were put on budget, we would not have had to go to china at to borrow the money. you can blame who you want. but what do we have to do about it to fix it now? now is the time to come to get there and make certain that we are strong enough to be able to have debates as to w
the president had the opportunity to get out of afghanistan when he did not have a partner. he had a chance to say, listen, i am going to stand -- i will extend the tax cut for people making less than $250,000, and he did not stand on that. he led them all go through. he couldn't let them expire -- he could have let them expire. he did not do that. this all could have been avoided had he just took a stand and had some backbone. i am just disgusted. thank you. guest: i do not blame you. i think...
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. >> was the navy still in afghanistan? >> in many places but afghanistan was the place where the event occurred. that was where his four-man team, he was the only one to come off the mountain. i hope you all get a copy of his book, l "one survivor." -- "lone survivor." he really did not want me to do this. >> i read this in "parade" magazine. a hullabaloo was raised the other day because you entered a question relative to president obama and his birth certificate. i heard this on the radio. i went back to"array" to find --"parade" to find as i could not find it. is the editor dumb or maybe this was not a big issue? >> it was not a big issue. i think i have had the dinner with donald trump the night before it was more of a humorous back and forth between donald and he is a funny fellow. i cannot speak for him. he may think the birth certificate is a real issue. i think it is frankly a humorous issue that the media would become so focused on that. i think it's a rather distracted issue. i'm pretty sure people are more intere
. >> was the navy still in afghanistan? >> in many places but afghanistan was the place where the event occurred. that was where his four-man team, he was the only one to come off the mountain. i hope you all get a copy of his book, l "one survivor." -- "lone survivor." he really did not want me to do this. >> i read this in "parade" magazine. a hullabaloo was raised the other day because you entered a question relative to president obama and his...
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honey karzai the first democratically elected president of afghanistan who is asking the u.s. to stop conducting bombings on homes and yet it's a little clear that he doesn't really have power when he makes this request how does this work freedom and democracy a president that selected sort of through democracy and yet the u.s. sort of takes away the power. right this is the nature i think of an occupation really karzai has been making demands like this for a number of years now and on top of that it seems that there's a growing sentiment among afghans that they would just like the occupation to stop but beyond that also there is a growing consensus among observers western observers and everybody all the conflicts that it's going nowhere that it's only going to get worse and what needs to happen is a settlement regional settlement involving pakistan involving russia and china involving central and central asian states. and some peace process that can be can be put in place to stop just cycle of killing it's now been going on for some thirty years day yes or no do you think thi
honey karzai the first democratically elected president of afghanistan who is asking the u.s. to stop conducting bombings on homes and yet it's a little clear that he doesn't really have power when he makes this request how does this work freedom and democracy a president that selected sort of through democracy and yet the u.s. sort of takes away the power. right this is the nature i think of an occupation really karzai has been making demands like this for a number of years now and on top of...
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troops in afghanistan. >>> we're very proud of him. he succeeded with the seals and became e-6 in four years. >> he was trained for it. something he wanted. >> he was an all-american g.i. joe. a great guy that loved his country. >> as heavy a loss as this was, it would even be more tragic if we allowed it to derail this country. from our effort to defeat al-qaeda. and deny them a safe haven that afghanistan. >> bret: 30 american troops, seven afghan commandos and an afghan interpreter killed when the ch-47 chinook helicopter was shot down by an rpg by the taliban saturday. they were on their way to rescue another group involved to trying to track down a high value target. this is the single deadly yast loss of life for u.s. forces in the war. what about this. how does it affect the outlook of the war if it does. >> it does. i think you heard from leon panetta the effort to stop some of the drain in terms of the public support for war but the drain is wide open. people are buying off of the war increasingly. the argument about what is p
troops in afghanistan. >>> we're very proud of him. he succeeded with the seals and became e-6 in four years. >> he was trained for it. something he wanted. >> he was an all-american g.i. joe. a great guy that loved his country. >> as heavy a loss as this was, it would even be more tragic if we allowed it to derail this country. from our effort to defeat al-qaeda. and deny them a safe haven that afghanistan. >> bret: 30 american troops, seven afghan commandos...
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we are in years ten and eight of our wars in iraq and afghanistan respectively. after a midterm election in which the wars were hardly mentioned, foreign policy hardly came up,there are signs that this year republicans are hoping to split democrats on the issue of afghanistan. republicans are hoping the democratic base will attack the president for being too hawkish while they attack the president for not being hawkish enough. if past politics on iraq and afc are any prologue, we'll hear the president doesn't support the troops because of what he wants for the war. when allegations start flying, i'm talk to you, john mccain, when republicans start to wedge issue the democrats on support for the military, then, then i think it will make sense in retrospect. even though the beltway didn't take much notice today, the day it happened, then i think it will make sense in retrospect, why the president spent the day before the state of the union doing right before the cameras in a huge way by america's military families. >>> if the new house speaker john boehner and his
we are in years ten and eight of our wars in iraq and afghanistan respectively. after a midterm election in which the wars were hardly mentioned, foreign policy hardly came up,there are signs that this year republicans are hoping to split democrats on the issue of afghanistan. republicans are hoping the democratic base will attack the president for being too hawkish while they attack the president for not being hawkish enough. if past politics on iraq and afc are any prologue, we'll hear the...
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. >> our goal isn't to build a 21st century afghanistan. our goal is not a country that is free of corruption, which would be unique in the entire region. gwen: who has the upper hand? we sort through it all with the reporters who covered the year. michael duffy of "time" magazine. and david westle of the "wall street journal"." >> award winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. from our nation's capitol this is "washington week" with gwen ifill. produced in association with national journal, corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> we know why we're here. to give our war fighters every advantage. >> to deliver technologies that anticipate the future today. >> and help protect america everywhere from the battle space, to cyberspace. >> around the globe, people of boeing are working together to give our best for america's best. >> that's why we're here. >> there's been a lot of market ups and downs lately. but annie and mike made it through. they stuck to their plan. now they're thinking about what's
. >> our goal isn't to build a 21st century afghanistan. our goal is not a country that is free of corruption, which would be unique in the entire region. gwen: who has the upper hand? we sort through it all with the reporters who covered the year. michael duffy of "time" magazine. and david westle of the "wall street journal"." >> award winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. from our nation's capitol this is "washington...
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in 2006, 30% of the country looked up and did not like the occupation of iraq and afghanistan and did not understand what was going on. it seemed to be expensive in lives and money. four years later, the same independence lked up and said i never signed on to the tsunami massing -- massive spending increases. then they voted 60/44 the republicans. one needs to be cognizant of what the independents are focused on anwhat they care about and they are focused on voting against spending. if the republicans hold them, they win in 2012 and 2014 and we can begin to turn the ship around. you can have a different president at a different senate. that is the focus. >> let's fast-forward to the 2012 presidential race. which republican candidate has your heart and which one do you think can win? >> my first responsibility is to get everyone of them to sign the pledge in never raise taxes. i enjoy working with all of them and have worked with all of them in theast, even the guys who are not running. i keep in touch with them because they might change their mind. i think all of them will take the pl
in 2006, 30% of the country looked up and did not like the occupation of iraq and afghanistan and did not understand what was going on. it seemed to be expensive in lives and money. four years later, the same independence lked up and said i never signed on to the tsunami massing -- massive spending increases. then they voted 60/44 the republicans. one needs to be cognizant of what the independents are focused on anwhat they care about and they are focused on voting against spending. if the...
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you just came from overseas with afghanistan, but focusing on what's going on there this morning, obviously, it's unstable. "the washington post" this morning recommending to the president and secretary state clinton that maybe there shouldn't be knee jerk support for mubarak on this. where do you come down? >> all i think i can say is that egypt has been an extremely important ally of ours and we're watching these developments very carefully. beyond that, i will not comment. >> let's get back to one other item mentioned. i think you just mentioned. corporate tax reform. the president talked about working with republicans to lower corporate tax rates, but in the context of closing up other loop hoping that aides made clear it wouldn't result in a tax reduction. would be a closing of loopholes and simplifying of the tax code. would you support corporate reform that didn't end up in a reduction of the corporate tax burden? >> i think getting the corporate tax rate down to a competitive level is extremely important. we want to create additional american jobs in america for americans. how you s
you just came from overseas with afghanistan, but focusing on what's going on there this morning, obviously, it's unstable. "the washington post" this morning recommending to the president and secretary state clinton that maybe there shouldn't be knee jerk support for mubarak on this. where do you come down? >> all i think i can say is that egypt has been an extremely important ally of ours and we're watching these developments very carefully. beyond that, i will not comment....
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forces withdraw from afghanistan, the power vacuum will not be filled by radical elements? >> unfortunately there is no guarantee. and just as there is no guarantee that iraq, when we pull out, will not chart its own path that might not be in total harmony with what we had in mind. we hope that that is not the case. but we want to make sure that the linkages between these efforts go away, we will like to see them, to provide a better way of life in more opportunity for the people of iraq and afghanistan is to really take off holistic approach to not just security, but also economic and development and also to the extent that we can influencing the government and the rule of law reforms that the people of iraq and the people of afghanistan clearly want and deserve. and so it is not just about the security aspect of things. you have to have security to establish a certain level of capabilities elsewhere in the society, but we should never take our eye off of the fact that more needs to be done then just defeating saddam hussein or defeating the taliban or al qaeda. we learned
forces withdraw from afghanistan, the power vacuum will not be filled by radical elements? >> unfortunately there is no guarantee. and just as there is no guarantee that iraq, when we pull out, will not chart its own path that might not be in total harmony with what we had in mind. we hope that that is not the case. but we want to make sure that the linkages between these efforts go away, we will like to see them, to provide a better way of life in more opportunity for the people of iraq...
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destiny of afghanistan and pakistan is inter-linked. we must assume full ownership and responsibility for realizing our shared vision of stability and prosperity. with india we are embarked on an important process of engagement that should yield dividends for our two peoples and for peoples of south asia, as a whole. we will pursue our engagement with india in a positive and constructive manner. i would like to conclude by underscoring the following:- one -- pakistan is confident of its bright future. two -- our real strength is our people, who are determined to over-come all challenges. three -- we have an ongoing multi-track process of engagement with all major powers including the united states. four -- our engagement with states within our region is being intensified in the interest of shared stability and prosperity. five -- counter-terrorism is a national priority. six -- al-qaeda had declared war on pakistan. osama bin laden's elimination from the scene attests to the campaign. seven -- intelligence cooperation is critical for th
destiny of afghanistan and pakistan is inter-linked. we must assume full ownership and responsibility for realizing our shared vision of stability and prosperity. with india we are embarked on an important process of engagement that should yield dividends for our two peoples and for peoples of south asia, as a whole. we will pursue our engagement with india in a positive and constructive manner. i would like to conclude by underscoring the following:- one -- pakistan is confident of its bright...
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we are in years ten and eight of our wars in iraq and afghanistan respectively. after a midterm election in which the wars were hardly mentioned, foreign policy hardly came up,there are signs that this year republicans are hoping to split democrats on the issue of afghanistan. republicans are hoping the democratic base will attack the president for being too hawkish while they attack the president for not being hawkish enough. if past politics on iraq and afc are any procelogue, we'll hear e president doesn't support the troops because of what he wants for the war. when allegations start flying, i'm talk to you, john mccain, when republicans start to wedge issue the democrats on support for the military, then, then i think it will make sense in retrospect. even though the beltway didn't take much notice today, the day it happened, then i think it will make sense in retrospect, why the president spent the day before the state of the union doing right before the cameras in a huge way by america's military families. ooh, a brainteaser. how can expedia now save me ev
we are in years ten and eight of our wars in iraq and afghanistan respectively. after a midterm election in which the wars were hardly mentioned, foreign policy hardly came up,there are signs that this year republicans are hoping to split democrats on the issue of afghanistan. republicans are hoping the democratic base will attack the president for being too hawkish while they attack the president for not being hawkish enough. if past politics on iraq and afc are any procelogue, we'll hear e...
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is it time to pull out of afghanistan and can we trust pakistan? we will get answers from former vice president dick cheney. it is a "fox news sunday" exclusive. and we'll ask our sunday group how this week's dramatic events changed the 2012 presidential race. all right now on "fox news sunday". >> chris: and hello again from fox news in washington. the daring raid that took out osama bin laden raises new questions about where we go now in the war on terror. we'll talk with former vice president cheney in a few minutes, but first, president obama's national security advisor tom donelan. welcome to "fox news sunday". >> nice to be here. >> chris: let's start with the iconic photo of the situation room as the bin laden raid was going down. there you are in the middle of the tense scene. what was happening at that moment and were you watching aerial surveillance or were you also getting video from the commandos on the ground. >> a couple of things in response. first of all, i really can't get into exactly what we were receiving technically. we were ab
is it time to pull out of afghanistan and can we trust pakistan? we will get answers from former vice president dick cheney. it is a "fox news sunday" exclusive. and we'll ask our sunday group how this week's dramatic events changed the 2012 presidential race. all right now on "fox news sunday". >> chris: and hello again from fox news in washington. the daring raid that took out osama bin laden raises new questions about where we go now in the war on terror. we'll talk...
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that is very, very bad news for the afghanistan war. we will be right back. we're america's natural gas. and here's what we did today in homes all across america: we created the electricity that powered the alarm clocks and brewed the coffee. we heated the bathwater and gave kelly a cleaner ride to school. cooked the cube steaks and steamed the veggies. entertained dad, and mom, and a neighbor or two. kept watch on the house when they slept. and tomorrow we could do even more. we're cleaner, domestic, abundant and ready now. we're america's natural gas. the smarter power today. learn more at anga.us. [ male announcer ] in 2011, at&t is at work, building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we're covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best network possible. at&t. rethink possible. in an effort to give you the best
that is very, very bad news for the afghanistan war. we will be right back. we're america's natural gas. and here's what we did today in homes all across america: we created the electricity that powered the alarm clocks and brewed the coffee. we heated the bathwater and gave kelly a cleaner ride to school. cooked the cube steaks and steamed the veggies. entertained dad, and mom, and a neighbor or two. kept watch on the house when they slept. and tomorrow we could do even more. we're cleaner,...
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i was in afghanistan as a journalist in '04. i spent most of my time with a marine corps unit over there. the way they were handling the situation, i think, was the way we should be doing it. they were a maneuver force, they were out taking on the elements of the extremist taliban and al qaeda, but the question becomes these larger scale occupations, and the political objectives that they have. in the future, there are probably better ways to do that. >> do you think the message -- i remember doug macarthur saying never go into a land war in asia after world war ii. after korea. and we went ahead and did it in vietnam. do we ever listen to the advisory from the experts? >> there are different moments in history where you put your military into places with different adversaries, and in different schemes of operation. i happen to believe that our involvement in vietnam was appropriate. if you listen to the minister mentor in singaporing one of the brightest minds asia has ever produced, he was saying that what we did in vietnam st
i was in afghanistan as a journalist in '04. i spent most of my time with a marine corps unit over there. the way they were handling the situation, i think, was the way we should be doing it. they were a maneuver force, they were out taking on the elements of the extremist taliban and al qaeda, but the question becomes these larger scale occupations, and the political objectives that they have. in the future, there are probably better ways to do that. >> do you think the message -- i...
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i've been doing afghanistan and bin laden and the greek crisis. >> the president says he wants to get working, wants us to get working. i cannot think of a better way than to have him come over today. ng.are waiting sen >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. for all the kids were outraged by the president's remarks. -- republicans were outraged by the president's remarks. but harry reid was listening. what you make of the president's performance on wedsday, mark? >> i think the president recognizes two things. over the last two years, democrats lost to the debate on their major initiatives, economom recovery and health care. they don't want to run the risk this time. they have to lay out what the consequences are, the recklessness and irresponsibility of even entertaining the possibility of letting this country defaults on its obligations. >> evan, what do you make of it? >> you cannot be partisan about this. at least he is showing some engy. but he has got to be an arm twister behind the scenes, and he is not really lyndon johnson. this is serious now. this is his moment of leade
i've been doing afghanistan and bin laden and the greek crisis. >> the president says he wants to get working, wants us to get working. i cannot think of a better way than to have him come over today. ng.are waiting sen >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. for all the kids were outraged by the president's remarks. -- republicans were outraged by the president's remarks. but harry reid was listening. what you make of the president's performance on wedsday, mark? >> i...
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i began working in afghanistan in 1993 during the time when our country was ignoring the plight of afghanistan to our mutual peril. i spent many of the last 18 years working on that country, and i have written and testified extensively about the effort that the u.s. has undertaken in afghanistan spent -- since 2001. our mission has been and remain a central to u.s. national security and our civilian assistance efforts are essential to their success. i have repeatedly raised concerns about the corrosive effects of corruption, ways, and failed expectations in our efforts there. one of the reasons i took this job was to improve our performance and accountability. this has been a dramatic year for progress that u.s. aid. the ford initiative is applying the agenda for accountability and leadership of a global level. in the short time i have been at the agency thus far, we have initiated aggressive reforms in afghanistan and at the very heart of what this commission was mandated to address. accountability in the provision of development assistance is among our highest priorities in afghanistan. we h
i began working in afghanistan in 1993 during the time when our country was ignoring the plight of afghanistan to our mutual peril. i spent many of the last 18 years working on that country, and i have written and testified extensively about the effort that the u.s. has undertaken in afghanistan spent -- since 2001. our mission has been and remain a central to u.s. national security and our civilian assistance efforts are essential to their success. i have repeatedly raised concerns about the...